there are about 5 holes along the window frame. it appears the yellowjackets were using 3 of them today, so the plan is to use the foamy wasp spray on the lowest hole & try to inject the Raid into the holes that appear to actually be closer to the nest.
how likely is this to get me stung?
plan B is to get a canister of CO & spray that into the wall... but that might leak inside so i'm iffy on that idea
@redenigma wait till the evening when they're sleepy
@redenigma hit them at all the holes from a distance, the spray should be able to do that, the foam will just envelope them as they leave, run around to your other door and get inside, LOL
@redenigma @IRNMKE3
Yellow jackets can’t fly in the dark, though they can still crawl and sting.
They will all die in winter, so depending how much damage they’re doing, you may be able to wait for then and then spray enough to kill any that try to re-occupy the space.
@EileenKCarpenter @IRNMKE3 since this nest is in the wall of my house, there's a good possibility that it's warm enough that they would survive winter.
once it freezes, i do intend to seal all the holes they've made, after i spray to make sure they die, because the possibility of them chewing INTO the house exists...
@redenigma @IRNMKE3
I think they die in winter regardless of temperature. They don’t know it won’t get colder. They have to initiate their overwintering procedure.
But they will chew wood like carpenter ants, so damage is an issue.
@IRNMKE3 we were spraying the foam stuff at them from the upstairs widow this afternoon.
so if i foam the holes do you think that would give me time to stick the tubing straw on the Raid into the hole i think is closest to the nest & blast them?